Byron Nuclear Generating Station

The Byron Clean Energy Center is a nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois, 2 miles east of the Rock River. The reactor buildings were constructed by Commonwealth... Wikipedia

  • Official name:  Byron Clean Energy Center
  • Country:  United States
  • Location:  Rockvale Township, Ogle County, near Byron, Illinois
  • Status:  O
  • Construction began:  April 1, 1975
  • Commission date:  Unit 1: September 16, 1985, Unit 2: August 2, 1987
  • Construction cost:  $4.5 billion (2007 USD)
  • Owner(s):  Constellation Energy
  • Operator(s):  Constellation Energy
  • Reactor type:  PWR
  • Reactor supplier:  Westinghouse
  • Units operational:  1 × 1164 MW, 1 × 1136 MW
  • Make and model:  WH 4-loop (DRYAMB)
  • Thermal capacity:  2 × 3645 MW th
  • Capacity factor:  97.8% (2019), 88.45% (lifetime)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo